Fans are not okay with 'American Idol' shocking eliminations

The top 24 American Idolcontestants were revealed Monday night, and while some received a life-changing yes, others were sadly eliminated.

Fans were forced to say goodbye to some of their favorites, like Thaddeus Johnson, who experienced the same cut during the Final Judgment eight years ago in Season 9. “There’s so much talent that we have to spread through 24 slots,” Lionel Richie told Johnson. “We all think that now is the right time. In this case, my friend, now is not the right time.” And with a nod to his killer performance Sunday night, Katy Perry assured him, “Thaddeus, you’ll rise.” Thaddeus was, understandably, devastated as he shared through tears, “I finally felt like I was getting something right. Getting a ‘no’ just feels like, you know, guess I didn’t do enough.” Johnson was the contestant Idol fans were most upset about as they took to social media:

Thaddeus being cut was the worst decision! He deserves to be there #AmericanIdol

Surprisingly, Perry’s boy crush Trevor Holmes was also cut Monday night. Not so surprisingly, not many people on Twitter seemed to care — except Holmes himself, who started his own effort to get back on the show.